COMPANIES

• Infosys: Focussed on a global perspective
• New management team for HLL
• Hyundai launches Elantra
• Satyam board meet
• Agilent staff strength to triple
• Maximize India will now be Maxus
• Anti-diarrhoeal drug from Ind Swift
• Preferential allotment from Samtel
• Varun ShippingL: 214 per cent jump in profits
• LG Care now enters the FMCG market

GENERAL

• SC to hear PIL on IIM fee cut today
• TMA: Increased cost to be passed on to customers
• IMD predicts normal monsoon
• Gem and jewellery exports up 31 per cent

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee down 20 paise
• RBI cancels G-Sec auction
• Rs 6,500-cr LIC credit for NHPC
• ICRA ratings
  

MARKETS

• Sensex down 61
• Cholamandalam Investment offers 1:2 rights issue

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• China GDP up 9.75 per cent
• US Chamber of Commerce lashes out at critics
  of outsourcing
• Manugistics and IBM in alliance
• AMD Q1 sales jump 73 per cent
• Nokia and HP to deliver 'Visual Radio'
• iProspect survey confirms search engine loyalty
• American Business Awards 2004

PEOPLE

• Karvy CMD is FICCI (AP) chief